The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06
COMMUNICATED.

In Difference to the wishes of n number
of our friends. who have themselves ex-
pressed personal interest i'm the matter,
We publish below Rev. NJ. V. McDuffie's
second letter, receipt of which we acknowl-
edged last week, but declined to publish
at the time, giving as our reason for SO
doing that while VIC appreciate all that is
said of the GOLD LEAF, further publica-
ton Of such articles i'm our own columns
Smacked most too much of self-laudation,
if not urgency of the matter under consid-
Grafton. But when Brother McDuffic's
proposition is reinforced by outside infu-
ence, finding ourself in the minority we
again surrender-our administrators
GOLD LEAF.I
THAT PROPOSITION.
To raise purse of one thousand dollars
and present it to the Editor Of the GOLD
LEAF as an expression OF the grateful rec
ognition by the leading citizens of the in
valuable influence OF that paper in for
warding tremendously and championing
every interest of the town and county for
the last five or six years, should be en-
dorsed enthusiastically. How easy IL
would be to raise 1t is only necessary for
100 men to give $40 each and you have the
81 900; or for 80 nIen to give $40 and 100
more to give S. each and you have the
amount; or for so men to give $40 each and
you have $1,000. Surely this most excel
lent paper has made that number of ap-
preciative friends in the town and county
during the time of its mastery struggle for
the forward movement of the GOLD LEAF
section of the State
| If the GOLD LEAF will allow II, l will
add the names of few other gentlemen to
those already mentioned i'm my letter Of
last week, either one of whom could easily
raise this money. They are, Rev. Alex.
Sprunt, Rev. J. ID. Arnold, James III. Las
! sitter. A. e. ZOllicOffer, J. ID. Cooper. j. X.
Young and DIR. F. r. Harris. Those named
Burgwyn, S. Watkins, j. r. Young, J. ID.
! Cooper, Rev. Alex. Sprunt, Rev, J. d.
Arnold, James ii Lassiter A. &. ZOllic0f-
fer and DIR. +. II. Harris and these gentle
men will know pardon me for the liberty
/ take in thus using their names in this
connection. | know what character of men
they are and how ready always to forward
! any good work or promote any public en-
+ terprise. BY either one or all of them
giving this matter a little attention they
could make the Editor smile forever, while
at the same time they would be doing a
and cOunty-in promoting the progress and
furthering the usefulness of their local
paper. And any man who has done as
much as this Editor to make bright. and
make smile the State, especially the town
of Henderson and county of Vance. de-
erty .o,oners to be made himself to smile
audibly-even to laugh and grow fat.
| There Is not a church in the town that
! ought not to be anxious to he represented
in this work of gratitude, for surely all
! that have built new churches feel n Ter
| lasting obligations for kind aud helpful
words and aid, and every pastor there has
been strengthened in his influence and pop
ularity by the judiciOus and discriminating
| complimentary notices Oh the Editor OF Il e
GOLD LEAF. AS to the business men and
property owners, their obligation Is self
evident to all who have observed the in
creased valuation of real estate and the
improvement of the trade of the town and
county and the prominence given to thai
section all over the State and nation.
The influence of the GOLD LEAF has been
of this general character like tonic
which is not only beneficial to local trouble
but also to the whole system, nerving and
strengthening in a general way the system
so that every part will be we'll and all
diseases thrown off or resisted. 1t is thi:
sort of influence exerted by a live, progress
i've and sensibly conducted newspaper tia
escapes the notice Of most people and prevents
the newspaper men from being enthusias
tically recognized as pu6ttc benefdctors
. Hence of them it is true as of the Apostles
, Poor yet making many rich" This prop
OsitiOn comes to the people OF Henderson Il
7 the very mick Of time" because as a pee
pie you have nothing definite before yo'
now, having settled the railroad question
the court house and the Jail. and at tim
when / consider the town on the very ev
1 of a new era-a time when every effor
q should be put forward by her energetic
public spirited business men to keep to th
fore in the line of progress, with Onwar
and upward toward greatness I'm growt
5 and material prosperity as their watch
words.
Shall Henderson's business men be eve
receiving and never giving? Is it nc
"mOre blessed to give than to receive?
And is there not some debt of Obligatio
here? Will the people of live and pre-
. gressive Henderson not set the world a
example of public gratitude and apprecis
ton? We will see.
g Faithfully.
e Sept. IS, 1887. NJ. V. MCDUFPIE.